STOP slammin’ sliders when you reduce noise It is a common theme when you reduce noise to do the random slider slam. I get it, heck I did it to. And why is that? Well, it is because the sliders have some interesting names that don’t really tell you what...

I am not a designer. I may be a Photoshop guru, but that does not make me a design expert in the slightest. Because I can work with text in Photoshop does not mean I know the best-looking ways to portray my ideas with text. That is what a designer is for! If you...

A Zero Distortion Wide Angle Lens… Is it too good to be true? When I first heard about the Laowa 12mm Wide Angle lens on Kickstarter last year, I had to check it out for myself. The company, Venus Optics, claimed a near zero distortion wide angle lens. If you...

Testing your camera lenses doesn’t have to be rocket science! The first thing I do when I get a new wide angle lens is test it out. Before I run off and try to take some epic shots with it, I need to know all about it. What are its strengths and weaknesses?...

Two Alternatives to Selective Color The Selective Color technique is something we all try at some point in our photography endeavors. The classic act of taking a color image, making it Black and White, but letting a single accent color of the subject matter show...